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of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters VS Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Watched how Rain or Shine battle their way up to steal the victory and grab the first series against crowd darling, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

It took three overtimes to finish the job for San Miguel Beermen, overcoming Thorton’s huge 69 points performance, 131-127.

The Beermen controlled majority in the regulation, just when they thought they had the upper hand, NLEX Road Warriors made a rally to bring the game closer. With all scored tied and few seconds left, Thorton made an impossible three point shot to send the game to overtime.

The first Overtime was a see-saw match and both teams failed to seal it in the first extra period. The second overtime is the same, still both squad refuses to give up and answers each of the opponent’s basket.

NLEX, had the chance to seal the game in the second overtime, but Al Thorton’s dunk did not count, and the game was sent to third overtime. Thorton was hesitant to throw the ball up in the air because Junmar was there, and might block his shot. Sadly, his dunk did not make it in time, with a difference of split seconds only.

On the third overtime, San Miguel Beermen relied to the MVP Junmar Fajardo to deliver some goods. They took the early upper hand and never looked back. Although, NLEX made the game close, but there wasn’t enough gas for them to grab the victory.

Al Throton had a monster performance, with 69 points and 19 rebounds. Sean Anthony backed up Thorton’s performance with his own 24 points and 18 boards, while San Miguel Beermen was led by Tyler Wilkerson with 58 points and 13 rebounds. Cabagnot and Fajardo delivered the goods for the Beermen two. Alex, contributed 20 points and dished out 11 assists, while Fajardo chipped in 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.

A complete SMB line up is not enough to beat the crowd darling, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 110-84, and clinched semifinals berth.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel showed dominance throughout the game, pounding the AFC champs, with Jeffers and Slaughter leading the way for the Gin Kings. Chris Ellis, bounce back big time scoring 15 points.

San Miguel’s import, Tyler Wilkerson, was fumbled by foul trouble, resulting to spending more time in the bench during the first half. Ginebra used this to their advantage and started to pull away.

Even if Wilkerson was experiencing foul trouble, he still managed to led SMB in scoring. JunMar Fajardo, who is back, after sitting out some games, contributed 14 points.

Mahindra Enforcers surprised the top seed Meralco Bolts, when they controlled majority of the game. But the Bolts used a late rally to turn the tides in favor to them, and manage to grab the victory, 94-86.

The Enforcers tried to play spoilers, but the Meralco Bolts, unleash a barrage of runs to turn and eight point deficit to an eight point lead, making a 16-0 run.

With the win, the Bolts strengthen their spot as the top-seed team in the conference and move them closer to earning the outright semis berth.

Cliff Hodge made some crucial plays during their run, while Alalapg and Amer sank down three pointers apiece to spark the late rally.

Hodge lead the scoring for the Bolts with 25 points, while Mahindra Enforcers was led by 20 points and 13 rebounds.

of Talk N Text Tropang Texters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. The two teams are trying to solidify their spot for Playoffs. Ginebra is looking for the outright semis, while Talk N Text is looking to break way from a four way tie.

of A Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite. Both teams are trying to make it to the playoffs in this last stretch of the conference. Watch which team will strengthen their chance for a playoff seat.